British Airways to resume Pakistan flights in June

British Airways to resume Pakistan flights in June

ISLAMABAD: The British Airways is resuming its flight operations in Pakistan from June next year ten years after suspending them in the wake of an attack on Marriott Hotel Islamabad.

British High Commissioner Thomas Drew on Tuesday posted a video on Twitter to make the announcement in Urdu language.

“I am glad that British Airways in resuming its
flights in Pakistan after ten years. From opening of direct link
between Pakistan and UK it is clear that law and order situation in
Pakistan has improved and scope of education and trade is expanding
between the two countries,” he said.

He said he would looking forward to arrival of the first British Airways flight in June 2019.

Following
the announcement, Pakistan military spokesman Major General Asif
Ghafoor took to Twitter and thanked the British Airways for reviving
it flight operations .

In a statement
issued by the airliner said: “British Airways has today announced that
it will fly from Heathrow to Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan,
from June 2, 2019. Tickets are on sale from today”.

Robert
Williams, Head of Sales for Asia Pacific and the Middle East, said:
“It’s exciting to be flying between Islamabad and Heathrow from next
year, which we believe will be particularly popular with the British
Pakistani community who want to visit, or be visited by, their
relatives. On the route, customers will enjoy the very best in flying.
Not only is it being operated on our newest long-haul aircraft, the
Boeing 787 Dreamliner, but it will also be landing in to the new airport
in Islamabad, which opened earlier this year.”